UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

[glassmoon]

well... ctrl c ctrl v

 

[glassmoon]

According to Cink, bunch of riders (him included) went outside the curse due to the crash so hopefully no BS dsq from UCI after the race...

 

[jono]

XCC day at Nove Mesto, and Holmgren's unbeaten run comes to an end.......by her twin Ava.

Canadian clean sweep of the U23 womens podium.

I assume MVDP doesn't have enough points at the moment to start the XCC?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I assume MVDP doesn't have enough points at the moment to start the XCC?

I don't know if he has any points - so there was no chance of racing the XCC. He is in the Top 10 rankings of both Road & CX, so might get a 5th row start for the XCO race......providing that rule is still in place.

 

[glassmoon]

I don't know if he has any points - so there was no chance of racing the XCC. He is in the Top 10 rankings of both Road & CX, so might get a 5th row start for the XCO race......providing that rule is still in place.

the rule still applies

weird is, there is still no info about Jenny's last minute DNS

 

[jmdirt]

I won't sugar coat it...that is a PoS course!

Spoiler:








Puck!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6izy4dlPx-I

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I won't sugar coat it...that is a PoS course!

They do keep changing the XCC course at Nove Mesto - I think the first few years were better.

 

[OJRvE]

the rule still applies

weird is, there is still no info about Jenny's last minute DNS

In Swedish TV the announcer said she didn’t feel well this morning.

 

[glassmoon]

They do keep changing the XCC course at Nove Mesto - I think the first few years were better.

no one really cares about xcc course though... there are duller xcc courses in WC anyway... the xco one in nove mesto is one of the best and one of the most popular among riders still.

 

[glassmoon]

Jenny in the xco race... already in front

 

[glassmoon]

aaand she's dropped to 25th... so it really looks like some last minute minor health setback... great to see Samara getting to front after not ideal xcc.

EDIT: Jenny DNF during lap 3 sadly...

 

[glassmoon]

Puck puncture in very unfortunate place on course...

 

[Axel Hangleck]

And another Pirelli puncture..... I did wonder when they changed tyre suppliers whether it would cause issues.

 

[glassmoon]

A costly mistake by Sami but great result after starting from back... Puck not happy obviously and wow Mona is back!

 

[glassmoon]

aaaand... he's on the ground again

 

[glassmoon]

lol... and a salto on a easy jump again. stupid rookie mistake from mvdp.

can't imagine him riding like this the WCH on a course so technical as in Crans Montana..

 

[glassmoon]

and he's DNF... 4 out of 4 in last 4 years (WC)

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Well, we keep saying it here; he has to spend more time on the MTB, both training & racing to get used to the feelings of the bike. From 2017 to 2019 he got better the more he raced, and had cracked it by 2019......

Since then he's spent too long away from the MTB, and it shows when he turns up for a one-off race......

 

[Ripper]

So today seemed like Bizarro race world.

Mona wins? That seemed out of nowhere!

What happened to Bella (and Ava)? I missed the live broadcast and I don't see any comment on Pinkbike, etc.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

aaaand... he's on the ground again

Crappy too, because he rode like he thought the guy should just take the shove out of the way...you know, because he's Mathieu van der Poel. The over the bars was deserved...he thinks he is going to mail the WC in, and those guys who race regularly, are far better technical riders. Here's a slice of humble pie, Mathieu.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Congrats to Blevens!! Great ride!! Ned is proud!!

 

[jmdirt]

Team Hair Booster isn't going to let MvdP race anymore dirt if he keeps hitting the ground!

EDIT: especially for ZERO points!

 

[jmdirt]

Spoiler:










BLEVINS!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7W9rKaaYAA

 

[Bolder]

Crappy too, because he rode like he thought the guy should just take the shove out of the way...you know, because he's Mathieu van der Poel. The over the bars was deserved...he thinks he is going to mail the WC in, and those guys who race regularly, are far better technical riders. Here's a slice of humble pie, Mathieu.

Yeah, he should have ridden more...humbly? I think the MTB World Cup has gotten a lot more competitive in the past few years and while he might have been able to win without much prep 4-5 years ago, that's clearly no longer the case.

 

[jmdirt]

Spoiler:







Mona!
One for the Mondraker bikes!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-awYXbUipyg